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University of PlymouthFaculty of Arts and HumanitiesSchool of Art, Design and ArchitectureProgramme SpecificationBSc (Hons) Construction Management and the EnvironmentApproved by Minor change 05/12/181

1. BSc (Hons) Construction Management and the EnvironmentFinal award titleLevel HBSc (Hons) Construction Management and theEnvironmentIntermediate award title(s)Level IBSc Construction Management and theEnvironment (on satisfactory completion of 80Stage 3 credits)Diploma of Higher Education (on satisfactorycompletion of Stage 2)Intermediate award title(s)Level CCertificate of Higher Education(on satisfactory completion of Stage 1)Awarding institutionUniversity of PlymouthTeaching institutionUniversity of PlymouthAccrediting bodyChartered Institute of Building (CIOB)Chartered Associated of Building Engineers(CABE)Appropriate benchmark(s)Built EnvironmentUCAS codeK255JACS codeK220 / (100151) construction managementThis Programme Specification details how and where the skills and otheroutcomes are delivered in this programme. A mapping education of key skills isemployed by the CIOB.2. Distinctive Features of the Programme and the Student Experience2.1. Programme featuresThe distinctive features of the BSc (Hons) Construction Management and theEnvironment programme provide students with an inspiring, enriching andprofessional experience, preparing them for a successful career as graduates.The distinctive features of this programme focuses around the degree’s industrialcontext, its professional accreditations, optional placement period and itsenvironmental theme. This environmental themes is integrated in all taughtmodules and project, and enables the students guide the future constructionindustry, meeting the stricter environmental and energy based legislation.Broadening activities, such as guest lectures, are also introduced in theprogramme to enhance learner awareness of global environmental andsustainability issues.2

This programme is designed around other Built Environment related programmesin the School of Art, Design and Architecture, including BSc (Hons) BuildingSurveying and the Environment, BSc (Hons) Architecture Engineering, BSc (Hons)Quantity Surveying and BA (Hons) Architecture, offering a range of commonmodules with these other relevant disciplines, as well as specialist modules,projects and tailored dissertations modules.This programmes is designed around a common first year with the BSc (Hons)Building Surveying and the Environment and the BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying,allowing students to transfer to these courses after a successful completion ofYear 1.Other distinctive features include: Professional Accreditation: The course is fully accredited by the leadingprofessional bodies recognised for construction managers including theChartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Charted Association ofBuilding Engineers (CABE). Lead the way in the industry: our course focuses on high performance andenergy efficient buildings, which will place you at the forefront of the sectorand able to embrace the trend towards stricter environmental and energybased legislation. Inspiring Teaching: The programme is taught by staff with both an industryand research background. Teaching is also supported by industryprofessionals and an extensive programme of UK and international visitingspeakers. Industry Links: The department sustains good links with many projectmanagement consultants, surveying consultants, architects’ practices,engineering consultants, leading building contractors, and energy andregulatory authorities in the UK. Industry professionals play an active role inthe programme, by participating in guest lectures, workshops and tutorials.These provide opportunities for work-placements to individual students andfuture employability opportunities. Industry placement year: Students of this programme have the opportunityto get experience in the construction industry and increase their futureemployability in the sector with a paid placement following their secondyear. The optional year-long placement is with organisations ranging fromsurveying practices, engineering consultants, building contractors, and3

energy and regulatory authorities in the UK or abroad and allows thestudents to experience a professional environment. Students receive adviceand guidance to arrange their own placement, and support from theacademic staff to ensure that they are receiving a valuable learningopportunity. Site visits: Off campus, students also enrich their learning through sitevisits. Research-informed learning: The academic staff are also researchers,allowing the latest research findings to be delivered directly to the students.The research covers a broad range of specialist areas, including: buildingperformance analysis, energy efficient building design, constructionmanagement, thermography and natural materials. Multidisciplinary Learning Environment: During the degree, students fromthis programme benefit from working in multidisciplinary groups withstudents from other programmes in the School of Art, Design andArchitecture, including BSc (Hons) Building Surveying and the Environment,BSc (Hons) Architecture Engineering, BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying andBA (Hons) Architecture, replicating a realistic working environment inconstruction projects. Real assessments: The course is designed to prepare students for theirfuture career. The assessments reflect the varied world of work, a mixtureof coursework, project work, site visit reports, examinations, andpresentations. Students work on industry led group projects with real projectbriefs and clients, and they benefit from guidance from a panel of industrialadvisers, which help them to develop the professional skills and networkingnecessary to successfully progress in the sector.2.2 Enhancing employability in Construction ManagementGraduates of construction management gain employment in a wide range of builtenvironment professions, including contractors, project management practices,quantity surveying consultants.Our Construction Management course works with an industrial advisory panel thatactively supports the programme and provides our students with excellent linkswith future employers as well as opportunities to learn about the cutting edge ofindustry practice and thinking. Other activities that will enhance students’employability within this course at University of Plymouth include:4

One year paid industry placement in a project management consultant,engineering consultancy or construction company in the UK or abroadStudents have the opportunity to undertake an optional paid industryplacement year with a project management consultant, engineeringconsultancy or construction company in the UK or abroad, which occursbetween Stage 2 and Stage 3 of the programme. Students seeking toundertake a placement year receive advice and guidance to arrange their ownplacement, including the preparation for the selection process and theplacement itself. The academic staff (on the role of placement tutor) providestudents with support on their placement to ensure that they are receiving avaluable learning opportunity. The Employability Service organises preplacement sessions timetabled in Stage 1 and Stage 2. Careers events, where you will be able to meet and discuss careersopportunities with future employersOnce a year the Faculty organises a Careers event, where several companiesfrom the building industry take part and students have the opportunity to meetand discuss careers opportunities with future employers. “Preparing for industry” talks by future employersYear 2 students are visited by several employers in both disciplines who wouldlike to offer placements to University of Plymouth built environment students.The Year 3 students in both courses also received visits from employers, who,after employing previous graduates from University of Plymouth, are seekingto recruit more. Workshops with industry professionals and guest lectures with industryspecialistsIn every stage of the degree, students work on industry led group projects withreal project briefs and clients, and they benefit from guidance from a panel ofmore than 20 industrial advisers, which help them to develop the professionalskills and networking necessary to successfully progress in the sector. Advice with the preparation of the CV and interviewsThe Employability Service, Placement Support, delivers pre-placementmodules as part of the course, offering support on preparing CV and CoveringLetter and managing the cycle for Placement/Work Based Learning activities,providing support and guidance to the students’ individual needs. In addition tothe general support provided by the University, students have access toacademic staff who, through their professional and academic experience, have5

insights in to the particular nature of future career development within the builtenvironment industries. This is further supplemented by links maintained withpractices, and a register of potential job opportunities. Invitation to talks and social events by professional organisationsStudents are invited to attend to events organised by professionalorganisations such as Constructing Excellence South West (CESW), RoyalInstitution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Chartered Institute of Building(CIOB) and Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers South West(CIBSE). These events are always an excellent opportunity for networking withprofessionals as well to broaden the students’ knowledge.3. Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Group(s)QAA Benchmark statements for Construction, Property and Surveying4. Programme StructureThe duration of the programme is either 6 semesters (3 years), or 8 semesters (4years) if students undertake an optional industry placement year of 48 weeks,which occurs between Stage 2 and Stage 3 of the programme.A Stage is equivalent to one year of study for a full time student. Each Stageconsists of two semesters. Students are required to complete modules amounting60 credits per semester, thus 120 credits in total. An outline programme structure,modules, and credits are presented in Table 1-4.Stage 1 is a common year for BSc (Hons) Building Surveying and theEnvironment, BSc (Hons) Construction Management and the Environment andBSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying programmes. Stage 2 and 3 of the programmeincludes specialism modules.Stage 1 (Level 4) BSc Construction Management and the EnvironmentModuleCodeModule tals ofConstruction20Semester 1CoreCompensatable50% Test50% CourseworkCIVL102Construction Materialsand Site Surveying20Semester 1CoreCompensatable25% Test75% CourseworkBLDG402Principles of Economicsand Management20Semester 1CoreCompensatable40% Test60% Coursework6

BLDG404ICT for Architecture andConstruction Projects20Semester 2CoreCompensatable100%CourseworkBLDG407Building Physics20Semester 2CoreCompensatable50% Examination50% CourseworkBLDG405Built EnvironmentProject 120Semester 2CoreCompensatable100%CourseworkFAPY100Stage 1 PlacementPreparation0-N/AN/AStage 2 (Level 5) BSc Construction Management and the EnvironmentModuleCodeCreditSemesterTechnology of Largeand InnovativeBuildings20Semester 1Core50% ExaminationCompensatable 50% CourseworkBLDG510Property developmentand refurbishment20Semester 1Core50% ExaminationCompensatable 50% CourseworkBLDG503ConstructionManagementProcesses andPrinciples20Semester 1Core100%NonCourseworkCompensatableBLDG511Building ServicesEngineering20Semester 2Core50% ExaminationCompensatable 50% CourseworkBLDG506Contract Procedures20Semester 2Core50% ExaminationCompensatable 50% CourseworkBLDG508Built EnvironmentProject 220Semester 2Core100%Compensatable CourseworkFAPY200Stage 2 PlacementPreparation0-BLDG501Module TitleStatusN/AAssessmentN/AOptional Industry Placement BSc Construction Management and the EnvironmentModuleCodeFAPY602Module TitleCreditIndustry PlacementN/AStage 3 (Level 6) BSc Construction Management and the EnvironmentModuleCodeBLDG611*Module TitleResearch Methods inthe Built EnvironmentCreditSemester20Semester 17StatusAssessmentCore100%Compensatable Coursework

BLDG612*Dissertation Project20Semester 2Core100%Compensatable CourseworkBLDG603Sustainable and SafeConstruction20Semester 1Core50% ExaminationCompensatable 50% CourseworkBLDG604Building and PropertyLaw20Semester 1Core50% ExaminationCompensatable 50% CourseworkBLDG609Built EnvironmentProject 320Semester 2Core100%Compensatable l Practice20Semester 2Core50% ExaminationNon50% CourseworkCompensatable* The 40 credits Dissertation Project is undertaken in two parts, involving both BLDG601 andBLDG602 modules.Students are expected to pass all modules in order to progress. No optionalmodules exist, with the exception of the industrial placement.Pass requirement for each module: 40% (Note: For CIVL102 there is a passrequirement of 35% in coursework and examination elements, and 40 for theoverall module). Compensation is permitted in accordance with University ofPlymouth regulations. Please note that some modules are non compensatable.See tables above.Degree ClassificationsThere are a number of degree classifications which can be granted onundergraduate awards: Honours Degree – divided into the following categories: First ClassHonours; Second Class Honours, Upper Division; Second ClassHonours, Lower Division; Third Class Honours Degree with or without Distinction or Commendation.Following a listening exercise with past and current students, and to rewardstudents for their work in the first year, the University has taken the step to includethe best 80 credits of first year students’ marks to count for a total of 10 percenttowards their final degree classification. This approach was taken so that studentswho are still finding their feet or struggle with a particular topic early in theirUniversity career won’t be penalised for this in their final degree classification.While you need to pass, what this means is the lowest 40 credits of your first yeardo not count. It is also worth remembering that if you do not do well in terms ofmarks overall in the first year, this does not mean that you cannot still achieve a8

good degree, as the second year counts 30 percent, and your final year 60percent. Doing very well in the first year means you have laid the foundation foryour final degree classification.Details of how your final degree classification is calculated are given in theUniversity of Plymouth Student Handbook. For student entries from 2018-19 the best 80 credits from Level 4 (Stage 1)are given a weighting of 0.1 (10%). Level 5 (Stage 2) marks are given a0.3 (30%) weighting and Level 6 (Stage 3) marks are given a weightingof 0.6 (60%).For student entries prior to 2018-19 Level 4 (Stage 1) has a weighting of0% (Pass/Fail). Level 5 (Stage 2) marks are given a 0.2 (20%) weightingand Level 6 (Stage 3) marks are given a weighting of 0.8 (80%). This isdue to specific exceptions to regulations around Level 4 in line withnational practice, subject benchmarks, and signature pedagogies.5. Programme AimsThis programme aims to provide graduates with the flexibility to progress into aprofessional career in Construction Management.The specific aims of this honours degree are for students to demonstrate: Ability to apply knowledge and understanding in a broad range of technical,scientific, academic and professional subjects. A potential to progress to professionally based employment and/or furtheracademic study. An appreciation of the role of construction in society and the environmentalaspects of construction. Appropriate knowledge of construction and general management. A range of key skills and subject specific competencies in preparation foremployment. An ability to research, synthesise and evaluate data and to formulatesolutions.9

6. Programme Intended Learning Outcomes6.1.Knowledge and understandingOn successful completion graduates should have developed:6.2.LO1.The fundamental concepts, principles and theories of construction andrelated technology.LO2.A comprehensive understanding of the construction industry.LO3.Detailed knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts,principles and theories related to construction management.LO4.The professional and ethical responsibilities of construction managers.Cognitive and intellectual skillsOn successful completion graduates should be able to:LO1.Apply appropriate knowledge and skills to solve problems.LO2.Recognise and analyse criteria and specifications appropriate tospecific construction problems, and plan strategies for their solution.LO3.Take a holistic approach to solving construction management relatedproblems applying professional judgement to balance risks, costs andbenefits.LO4.6.3.Critically evaluate a range of possible built environment related issuesand evidence to support conclusions and recommendations.Key and transferable skillsOn successful completion graduates should have developed the ability to:LO1.Communicate effectively in writing and verbally.LO2.Manage resources and time.LO3.Critique and self-evaluate.LO4.Work both autonomously and as part of a team when required.LO5.Discuss and debate construction management related problems.LO6.Learn effectively for the purpose of continuing professionaldevelopment and in a wider context throughout their career.LO7.To evaluate professional decisions in a sustainability context.10

6.4.Employment related skillsOn successful completion graduates should have developed:LO1.Initiative and personal responsibility.LO2.Effective communication and debating skills.LO3.The ability to make decisions based on in-complete information.6.5.Practical skillsOn successful completion graduates should have developed:LO1.The ability to undertake basic land surveying skills.LO2.Prepare technical reports.LO3.Give technical presentations.LO4.Use developmental tools and techniques.LO5.Use scientific literature effectively.LO6.Be aware of the risks, safety issues, legislation and regulatoryrequirements when designing/managing construction project.5. Admissions Criteria, including APCL, APEL and DAS arrangementsEntry requirementsStage 1 entry UCAS tariff: 104 – 112 A level: BCC - BBC Including a minimum of 2 A Levels. General Studiesaccepted 18 Unit BTEC National Diploma/QCF Extended Diploma: DMM UAL Extended Diploma: Merit International Baccalaureate: 26-28 points Irish Highers: 104-112 points Scottish Highers: 104-112 points All Access courses: Pass a named Access to HE Diploma (e.g.Preferably Construction, Engineering or Combined) however will consider11

over subjects, (including GCSE English and Maths grade C/4 or above orequivalent) with at least 33 credits at Merit and/or distinction. All relevant international qualifications will be considered. Equivalent qualifications and industry experience can be considered.Stage 2 entry and transfer: Succesful completion of an approved Foundation Degree or completion ofYear 1 modules of a rellevant course will allow Stage Two Transfer.Stage 3 entry: Through an appropriate admissions process such as an interview, orportfolio of evidence, possible entry onto the final year.6. Progression criteria for Final and Intermediate AwardsThe University of Plymouth’s “Assessment Regulations for UndergraduateProgrammes of Study”, e.g. Foundation and Vocational Certificates and Diplomaswill apply.7. Exceptions to Regulations Degree classification calculation: For student entries prior to 2018-19 Level 4(Stage 1) has a weighting of 0% (Pass/Fail). Level 5 (Stage 2) marks are givena 0.2 (20%) weighting and Level 6 (Stage 3) marks are given a weighting of0.8 (80%). This is due to specific exceptions to regulations around Level 4 inline with national practice, subject benchmarks, and signature pedagogies. Minimum pass mark: For CIVL102 module, students must achieve a minimumof 35% in all module

Architecture, including BSc (Hons) Building Surveying and the Environment, BSc (Hons) Architecture Engineering, BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying and BA (Hons) Architecture, replicating a realistic working environment in construction projects. Real assessments: The course is designed to prepare students for their future career.

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